Images & Stereotypes

Social Sciences Thesis (M.A.)--University of Denver, 2010.

Book reviews of two books: Fireworks and Folly: How We Killed Minnie Sutherland by John Nihmey (pgs 253-256). Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman by Rudy Wiebe and Yvonne Johnson (pgs 256-259).

Note: The title of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. A sketch of a steamboat, possibly the Northcote, coming under Metis fire during the Northwest Resistance. The title is apparently erroneous as there was only one relief expedition to Battleford and it neither came under fire or involved river boats.

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2003.

Book review of: First Nations? Second Thoughts by Tom Flanagan.

English and Education Thesis (M.A.)--Arctic University of Norway, 2015. Focuses on Sherman Alexie's short storiesThis Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona and Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock, and the movies Pocahontas and Smoke Signals.

Using examples of commercial packaging, investigates why connections to Aboriginality might be considered desirable when branding and marketing foods which are native to the continent.

Film, Television and Media Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Auckland, 2012.

Discusses learning styles, stereotypes, teaching evaluation of literature, interpretations and perceptions of Aboriginal youth, and challenges. Originally published in Equity in Education, April 1998.

Commentary on an exhibition mounted at the Manitoba Museum of Man, July 1-October 3, 1993.

Highlights the performing and travelling experiences of Native American performers.

Describes the writing and painting contributions of four Western Canadian folk artists.

Eight images of Saskatoon Folkfest taken 30 January 1967. The Canada Centennial Flag can be seen in background in several of the pictures. They show Folk festival activities that involve Aboriginal people, their ceremonial dress and their art. Includes head-dresses, beaded clothing, Inuit carvings, Red River Cart and a Dramatic production.

Author examines text and video about the Honor the Earth environmental organization's campaign against Enbridge pipeline projects to understand how the organization represents itself to the public, and how it’s represented by other media outlets. Finds a cultural and a procedural narrative are both present in the discourse.

Book review of: Forced Federalism: Contemporary Challenges to Indigenous Nationhood by Jeff Corntassel and Richard C. Witmer.

Book review of: Forging the Prairie West by John Herd Thompson.

Chapter from Visual Representations of Native Americans: Transnational Contexts and Perspectives edited by Karsten Fitz.

Newspaper clipping of image or sketch of Fort Carlton, located near Duck Lake, Saskatchewan.

File contains a programme of the dedication of a memorial cairn at Fort Dufferin, Manitoba on October 6, 1949. It was hosted by The Historical & Scientific Society of Manitoba in cooperation with the RCMP. "The Westward Trek of the North-West Mounted Police, July, 1874."

Based on Horden's journals and correspondence with author-editor Beatric Batty, originally published in 1893, includes Victorian perspective on Moosonee and Whale River.

A photograph of four women in Indian clothing holding signs saying; "No RCMP for Newfoundland", "RCMP vs. Indians", "Dept. of Citizenship vs. Indians". Likely taken at Lester B. Pearson's nomination convention in Winnipeg.

Examines effects of both mainstream and Indigenous cinema on Indigenous peoples, stereotyping, and concepts of geography, land, history and language. Anthropology and Humanities Honors Paper (B.A.)--University of Colorado, 2011.

[Journalism Thesis]--University of Kansas, 2009.

Compares coverage of events on Global Television, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and CTV to that of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). Stories covered: shooting of Chelsea Yellowbird, vote buying at Esgenoopetitj First Nation, Air Canada, Winnipeg and First Nation flood evacuees, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and Keystone XL pipeline protest.

Looks at the impact of cinematic portrayals of Native Americans. Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.

Suggests that media's reliance on stereotypes of Indigenous peoples perpetuates stagnant Indigenous-settler relations.

[Sociology?] Thesis (M.A.)--Kent State University, 2007.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Nebraska, 2009.

Focuses on protests over ecological and environmental issues, their relation to land claims, and how they have been framed in mainstream media and public policy.

Editor's introductory article to issue comments on the exploitation of Indigenous peoples in the late 1800s by photographers looking to capture, "cowboys and Indians".

Book review of: Framing the West by Carol J. Williams.

Article discusses Tsimshian artist Frederick Alexcee (1853–1939) work, the way it represented his community of Lax Kw'alaams (Fort/Port Simpson) in the 1800s and 1900s, and the implications of that narrative.

Book review of: From the Land of Shadows: The Making of Grey Owl by Donald B. Smith.

Created to accompany exhibition of the same name. Focus is on visual and language arts curriculum.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Southern California, 2010.

Challenges educators to display leadership to teach a critical perspective in regards to Indigenous sports teams mascots.

Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pennsylvania State University, 2006.

[History?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Bowling Green State University, 1997.

Video of speech given by professor from the University of Victoria's Indigenous Governance Program. He argues that Aboriginals must regain their authentic cultural identity in order to truly decolonize themselves. Duration: 01:02:12.

Discusses two different library web projects that make direct use of the Internet to improve descriptions of their photographic holdings, that relate to Indigenous peoples, in order to share the images with remote communities and the world.

Looks at the artists' work and focuses on the roles of rebellion and cross-cultural influences in reservation culture and Native American art.

Article focuses on Amoc, the first ever Inari Sami language rap musician and how he employs his music as an emancipatory tool for language preservation.

Looks at the development of a health curriculum model that is reflective of Aboriginal culture and health care beliefs.

Introduction to themed issue on Indigenous performance strategies. Scroll down to page vii to read introduction.

Thesis (M.A.)--Arizona State University, 2001.

Examines how the media perpetuates stereotypes and inaccurate generalizations about Indigenous peoples such as the misrepresentation of racist sports mascots and related imagery; and looks at the discourses of Savagism with regard to news coverage of anticolonial direct action and the reclamation of land by sovereign Indigenous peoples and nations.

Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, 1987.